Police trained in leadership and diplomacy

09 Aug 2016 07:10am

WALVIS BAY, 09 AUG (NAMPA) - More than 20 high-ranking members of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) are attending a leadership and diplomacy course at Walvis Bay.
The group involves regional commanders, heads of division and crime investigations coordinators from regions such as Erongo, Kunene, Khomas, Omaheke, Otjozondjupa and Kavango.
Officially opening the course on Monday, NamPol Inspector-General, Lieutenant-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said the course puts officers in the position to be ready to lead and to be deployed for foreign missions anytime.
This course will give you an advantage. You can even be appointed as ambassadors for this country, he said.
Ndeitunga used the opportunity to call on law enforcement agencies across Africa to constantly improve their crime fighting strategies and stay ahead of criminals.
Criminals are advancing in the way in which they commit crimes and disturb the peace of our people, so we need to be more prepared than they are.
He also called for cooperation between international police forces to combat cross-border crime and organised crimes such as human trafficking.
Ndeitunga encouraged the police officers and members of defence forces in Africa to work together in fighting terrorism.
We can never fight crime in isolation, so let us work together by sharing information and making sure criminals have no place to hide.
Professor Earle Taylor from the International University of Management (IUM) is facilitating the two-week course.
The topics include strategic intelligence, international diplomacy and security.
The participants will be presented with certificates of participation.
(NAMPA)
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